Chapter 192: What Virtues and Abilities Do You Possess?

“Qinger, are your parents coming?”

Finally about to meet his father-in-law and mother-in-law, to be honest, Lin Xun felt a little nervous inside.

After all, this was his first time meeting the parents.

“No, it’s not my parents. Actually… my parents passed away a long time ago.”

In Lin Xun’s embrace, Jiang Qingshang lowered her eyes slightly, seemingly thinking about how to introduce her Master.

“It’s my… my aunt, my mother’s younger sister, and also my teacher.

But to me, she is as important as my own mother; she raised me and brought me up.”

“I see.”

This was the first time Lin Xun learned that his parents-in-law were no longer around, and that Qinger had been raised by her aunt.

However, for Qinger to speak so highly and be so concerned about her, it showed just how important this aunt was in Qinger’s heart.

“It’s alright, trust your husband. I will definitely reassure your aunt and make her feel comfortable entrusting you to me.” Lin Xun comforted her while playing with his wife’s soft, delicate hand.

“But husband, Master… Aunt… she actually doesn’t approve of our marriage very much. She might even be somewhat disrespectful towards you.” Jiang Qingshang bowed her head.

“It’s fine, no problem. Your husband here is known as the ‘Friend of Women’ in Luo City. How could I not handle a mere aunt? Once she meets me, she’ll surely exclaim how wonderful your taste is, Qinger!”

Lin Xun was very confident.

Besides, he and Qinger were already married. Could she really force them apart?

“Is husband truly willing to meet my aunt?”

“Mm, I am.”

Holding his wife tighter, Lin Xun breathed in the scent of her hair. “Alright, don’t worry about these things. Leave everything to me. If you keep frowning like that, you might not look as pretty.”

Jiang Qingshang smiled, snuggling into Lin Xun’s embrace. “Then if I become less pretty, husband can just take a concubine.”

“That won’t do.” Lin Xun glanced at the large rock in the courtyard, feeling greatly reassured. “As long as you, Qinger, don’t agree, I would never take a concubine, even if I die!”

“Oh?” Jiang Qingshang’s smile turned playful, her teeth almost touching Lin Xun’s neck, ready to bite with just a slight move of her mouth. “What if I agree to let you take a concubine?”

“…”

Lin Xun was stunned for a moment, then his expression became even more serious, righteous and solemn. “Even if you agree, I still won’t take a concubine!”

“Husband doesn’t need to be like this.” Jiang Qingshang rested her head against Lin Xun’s chin. “I am not a jealous person. Isn’t it perfectly natural for a husband to take concubines?”

“No! It’s different! Qinger, you are my entire world!” Lin Xun displayed a powerful will to survive.

“Alright, I’ll stop teasing you. Since you’ve said so, I won’t force you.”

Jiang Qingshang, feeling satisfied, pecked Lin Xun on the lips.

“However, husband, you said one thing wrong.”

“One thing? What thing?” Lin Xun felt a bit panicked inside. Had he misspoken somewhere?

“Husband, I will not become less pretty. On the contrary, I will become more and more beautiful.”

In Jiang Qingshang’s plan, once Lin Xun consumed the rootless fruit and could begin cultivating, she would gradually reveal her true identity.

If “Jiang Qing” possessed beauty that could topple a city, then “Jiang Qingshang” deserved the title of beauty that could topple the world.

Even if Bai Luoxue emerged into the world, people would only dare say her looks were on par with Jiang Qingshang; almost no one would dare claim she surpassed her.

“More and more beautiful?” Lin Xun thought his wife was being a bit playful. “How beautiful?”

“As beautiful as the most beautiful woman in the entire world.”

Jiang Qingshang smiled, her eyes curving like crescents.

“Yet, no matter how beautiful I become, I will always belong to you alone, husband.”

“Master.”

Early the next morning, within Holy Master Peak of the Zilin Holy Land, Jiang Qingshang stepped into the courtyard and bowed slightly.

In the courtyard, Jiang Yuerou slowly opened her eyes.

Looking at her only Disciple, the one she was most proud of and delighted in, Jiang Yuerou spoke slowly, “Have you considered it?”

Last time, Jiang Yuerou said she wanted to meet her Disciple’s husband, giving Jiang Qingshang time to think it over.

In truth, whether Jiang Qingshang agreed or not, Jiang Yuerou intended to see that Lin Pei, to see just how that fellow had managed to enchant her world’s number one beauty to the point of abandoning the Great Dao for the Mortal World.

She wanted to see for herself just how exceptional this man was!

“Master, my husband has a day off four days from now. I wonder if Master has some free time then.” Jiang Qingshang raised her head, looking directly into Jiang Yuerou’s eyes.

Compared to before, when Jiang Yuerou mentioned wanting to meet her sweetheart and Jiang Qingshang felt nervous, she now seemed more composed and happy.

“You are truly willing to let me, your Master, meet him?” Jiang Yuerou asked, puzzled.

“Yes. My husband said,’Since you are a family elder, how could we not meet? It would be impolite.'”

“Interesting. Does your husband know who you are?”

“No.”

“Then, Qingshang, tell me, if I were to tell that Lin Pei, ‘Your wife is the Saintess of the Zilin Holy Land, the top sword Genius among the younger generation in the world, and also the peerless beauty ranked first on the se jia ranking,’ Qingshang, what do you think your husband’s state of mind would be?”

Silence fell between Master and Disciple.

After a long while, Jiang Qingshang shook her head. “Master would not do that.”

Jiang Yuerou’s eyes curved slightly.

“Yes, your Master would not do that. What those novelists write—throwing tens of thousands of taels of gold at someone to make them leave their daughter—is utterly absurd.

Do they think their daughter is only worth ten thousand taels of gold?

Even if you, Qingshang, were not the number one sword Genius, nor the woman ranked first on the se jia ranking, to your Master, you would still be a priceless treasure!”

Listening to her Master’s words, Jiang Qingshang gently bit her red lips.

If not for her Master, she would likely have starved to death long ago during those war-torn years.

One was the person she loved most; the other was the person closest to her.

Both were more important to Jiang Qingshang than her own life.

“Alright, I will go see him in a few days.” Jiang Yuerou stood up with a smile. “But, Qingshang, if, at that time, I insist that you leave that Lin Pei, what will you do?”

“Master is the person closest to me.” Jiang Qingshang looked at her Master. “If it truly came to that, I would not put Master in a difficult position.”

“Oh?” Jiang Yuerou was somewhat surprised.

Jiang Qingshang smiled, her eyes curving. “If it truly came to that, I would elope with my husband.”

“…”

“Master, I must take my leave now.”

While Jiang Yuerou was left speechless, Jiang Qingshang had already drifted away gracefully.

“This little girl.”

Watching her Disciple’s graceful departing figure, Jiang Yuerou couldn’t help but sigh.

“Lin Pei.” Jiang Yuerou softly uttered the name. “What virtues and abilities do you possess? How did you manage to win Qingshang’s affection?”